On October 22nd, 2024, Huawei Technologies launched its latest version of HarmonyOS (HarmonyOS 5.0), which was called HarmonyOS Next during testing. It moves away from its Android roots and has been dubbed “pure blood” HarmonyOS. Huawei first introduced HarmonyOS as an alternative to Android in China in August 2019. At first, HarmonyOS worked with Android apps because their core systems were similar. But this changed with HarmonyOS Next.

HarmonyOS Next now has 15,000 native applications and services. The number is ten times more than in June when Huawei released a beta version (测试版本) of HarmonyOS Next. “We created something new in just one year that other countries have been working on for over ten years,” Richard Yu Chengdong, chairman of Huawei’s consumer business group said.

Huawei started public testing of HarmonyOS 5.0 on Tuesday with the Pura 70 and Pocket 2 phones and the MatePad Pro tablet. The operating system works on Huawei’s Mate 60 series, the Mate X5 foldable phone and the 13.2-inch MatePad Pro tablet. It will be available in more phones and tablets, including its latest trifold Mate XT phone and mid-range Nova models. But Huawei didn’t talk about the upcoming Mate 70 series. The company said the Mate 70 will come out in the fourth quarter, when HarmonyOS 5.0 will be ready for regular use.

Huawei is looking to expanding the adoption of HarmonyOS and is working with big Chinese tech companies to develop native apps for the ecosystem. On Tuesday, it also announced a plan to reward developers who qualify with up to 1 million yuan in cash and lots of publicity.

Last year, when the Mate 60 series came out, more people started using HarmonyOS. Sales of Huawei’s flagship phones went up by 71% in the first three quarters of compared to last year (2023). The Pura 70 series, released in late April, sold 154% higher more than the previous generation in the second and third quarters. HarmonyOS made the second most used mobile operating system in mainland China, according to a report. While Android still leads China’s mobile market with 68% and iOS has a slightly less at 16%.

1.1.What can we infer from the first paragraph?

A HarmonyOS Next is the latest version of Android.

B HarmonyOS 5.0 no longer supports Android-based apps.

C Huawei first launched HarmonyOS four years ago.

D HarmonyOS 5.0 works on Android smartphones.

解析：选B。B 推理判断题。根据第一段的“It moves away from its Android roots”“But this changed with HarmonyOS Next.”可知，鸿蒙OS5.0操作系统，又称鸿蒙OS Next、“原生鸿蒙”、“纯血鸿蒙”，是鸿蒙操作系统的最新升级版本。鸿蒙系统于2019年初次发布时，兼容安卓应用软件，但本次发布的原生鸿蒙，不再兼容安卓应用软件。故选B。

2.2.The statistics in Paragraph Two directly reflects ________.

A Huawei’s international influence

B challenging international market

C Huawei staff’s hard work

D rapid development of HarmonyOS

解析：选D。D 推理判断题。根据第二段中的数据“15,000”“ten times more than in June”“in just one year that other countries have been working on for over ten years”可知，第二段的数据直接反映了鸿蒙系统的发展之迅速。故选D。

3.3.HarmonyOS 5.0 is not available in ________ at present.

A MatePad Pro and Huawei Pura 70

B Huawei Mate 60 Pro

C Huawei Mate 60 and Mate XT

D Huawei Pocket 2 and Huawei Mate X5

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第三段内容可知，鸿蒙OS 5.0目前适用于Pura 70、Pocket 2、Mate 60系列、Mate X5、13.2英寸MatePad Pro，C项中的Mate XT目前暂时不能使用。故选C。

4.4.Which of the following questions can’t the last two paragraphs answer?

A What is the percentage of Android in mobile market?

B How will Huawei award particular developers?

C What is Huawei Technologies’ future plan?

D What were the sales volume of Huawei’s flagship phones last year?

解析：选D。D 推理判断题。倒数第二段中的“Huawei is looking to expanding the adoption of HarmonyOS and is working with big Chinese tech companies to develop native apps for the ecosystem.”回答了C项的问题；“On Tuesday, it also announced a plan to reward developers who qualify with up to 1 million yuan in cash and lots of publicity.”回答了B项问题；最后一段中的“Sales of Huawei’s flagship phones went up by 71% in the first three quarters of compared to last year (2023).”说明了华为旗舰机去年和今年销售的对比，并未提及去年销售量是多少，不能回答D项问题；最后一段中的最后一句“While Android still leads China’s mobile market with 68% and iOS has a slightly less at 16%.”回答了A项问题。故选D。